History

Contemporary
with establishing of trans-country's railway in 1928 two wooden jetties were
constructed at the north – west of Persian Gulf at the end of mosses estuary
(with geographical coordinates 30 degrees 25 minutes north latitude and 49 degrees
5 minutes east longitude) . Afterward it would be knowned as shahpour port.
Then 3 years later it turned into the most important center of entering and
exiting goods. In the year 1973 the residential place of native people
transferred to sarbandar (the city of Imam Khomeini) so situation of this port
paved the way to be a more development port.

After
magnificent Islamic revolution of Iran, the port's name changed into Imam
Khomeini port and in 1982 with the ratification of board of ministers named to
Imam Khomeini port officially and established a new beginning towards progress.

Imam
Khomeini port SEZ, in the middle of ninth decade of outset of its activity, now
makes performance of role as one of the most important regional transportation
hub.

In 2011
this port after alteration regulations system changed the role from an ordinary
port to special economic zone and moreover, joining the adjacent lands with
over 11000 hectares area has formed the largest special economic zone in the
country.